xLight Raises $40 Million Series B to Revolutionize Semiconductor Manufacturing

Silicon Valley startup xLight raises $40M in funding to build next-gen EUV laser and challenge China in chipmaking - Tech Startups

Silicon Valley-based startup xLight just raised $40 million to build something the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades: a prototype for a new kind of laser that could shift the balance of power in chip manufacturing. The company’s big swing? A […] The post Silicon Valley startup xLight raises $40M in funding to build next-gen EUV laser and challenge China in chipmaking first appeared on Tech Startups.

xLight Raises $40 Million Series B to Revolutionize Semiconductor Manufacturing

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xLight Raises $40 Million Series B - Semiconductor Digest

xLight, the American company building the world’s most powerful lasers, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed $40M Series B equity raise. The round was led by Playground Global, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs who have developed breakthroughs in frontier technologies, and joined by Boardman Bay Capital Management, a leading investment manager specializing in high-growth opportunities across transformative…

US Startup xLight Gets $40M To Tackle China In Chip Race

The EUV machines themselves took the chip industry decades to develop, and Europe's ASML, which xLight is partnering with on its prototype, is currently the world's only supplier. The post US Startup xLight Gets $40M To Tackle China In Chip Race appeared first on StratNews Global.

xLight Raises $40 Million Series B to Revolutionize Semiconductor ...

Startup in Series B funding to advance semiconductor manufacturing

Funding enables the development of a prototype for a next-generation light source in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The post Startup in Series B funding to advance semiconductor manufacturing appeared first on eeNews Europe.